Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-24
GRAND ARMY OF The REPUBLIC
Growth of h order-Programme OF ths
National Encamnn.nt

National Encampment.
MADISON, Wis, Aug. 23.-ssThe Grand
Army Of the Republic is growing rapidly
all over the country" says Commander
in-Chief Fairchild. and the opposition to
II which has recently sprung up is only
tending to solidify it. In the fiscal year
1886 the membership increased about u.s.
GOO, while during three months-April,
May and June-of this the second quarter
of 1887, there has been a growth of {, 1857,
with the departments of Michigan, Min
nesota, Indiana, Maine, California, Kan
eas, n three other flourishing depart
ments yet to hear from. This augurs an
increase In a single qearter of from TO-.
200 to II, 600 members, and every day
letters are received at headquarters from
all parts of the country which show that
greater f%raternal enthusiasm and Loyalty
prevails in the order to-day thar ever be-
fore. Many of these letters are from
prominent men, too-men of national re-
putation-who frankly assert that hence
forth they mean to take a deeper interest
in the organization than business or pro-
fessional duties would permit hereto
fore"
The following circular has been issued
from national headquarters:
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS GRANu
ARMY oFtTHE REPUBLIC, MADISON, Wis
Aug. 20.-As heretofore announced, til.
twenty-flrst national encampment, g A
H., Will be held in st. Louis, Mo, Sep,
tember ~, %, 80 and 80, 1887. Tho pa
rade will occur Tuesday, September 81.
at 10 O'Clock, n. m. The attendance will
be so large that 1t has been datarrnined
that e.. A. r. men and veterans of ths
late war, with Sons of Veterans ONLY.
shall participate in it, The business ses
Zion of the encampment will convene ii,
Exposition hall, Wednesday morning,
September 2S, at 10 o'clock. The a1seu.
tive committee of the national council
will meet Monday evening, September
26, at 1880, at room 86, the Southern 10.
tel. The national council OF administra.
ton Will hold a meeting Tuesday, ut {
o'clock p. M, at national headquarters,
National headquarters will lea+a Madi-
son, Wis, at l o'clock a. M, September
20, by special train via Milwaukee, over
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad te
Chicago.
This train will be transferred entire te
the Illinois Central railroad tracy, anG
will leave Chicago by /. C. r.. r., at {
o'clock a. M, arriving in ST. Louis at 1
p. m. the same day. National headquar
tiers will be established at the Southern
hotel at room SO, on the evening of Sep
tember 20. AL railroads have mad,
a rate of one fare for the round trip, and
tho Central Traffic association has made
q rate recently of one cent a mile to and
from st. Louis. This last rate may pre-
vail generally. Excursions at very low
rates are arranged 10 Nashville, Chatta,
pooga, Atlanta, Springfield, Mo, Spring
field, Ill, and other places of interest
Comrades desiring q fill programme O
the proceedings OF encampment week,
giving particulars concerning excursions,
banquets etc, in advance of, the meeting,
will address Gen. u. P. Grier, I.indeI
hotel, chairman general eZecrtfve.com
mfttee, st. Louis. No, who will gladly
furnish 1t.
Official: LuCIus FAIBcHfLn.
d. B. GRAY, Commander in Chief
Adjutant-General.